Edmondsley
Edmondsley | |
Edmondsley |
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Population | 543 (2011)[1] |
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OS grid reference | NZ237490 |
Unitary authority | County Durham |
Ceremonial county | County Durham |
Region | North East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DURHAM |
Postcode district | DH7 |
Dialling code | 0191 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
EU Parliament | North East England |
UK Parliament | North Durham |
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Coordinates: 54°50′06″N 1°37′55″W / 54.835°N 1.632°W
Edmondsley is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles south-west of Chester-le-Street, near the villages of Craghead and Sacriston.
Coal mining once provided the village's main source of employment, but the last mines in the area had closed by the mid-1980s.
Edmondsley has one primary school, and a Post Office. Until recently there was also a public house, the Fleece, but this closed in 2007.
Notable people
The professional footballer and trade unionist Thomas Burlison, Baron Burlison (1936–2008) was born in Edmondsley.[2]
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "Obituaries: Lord Burlison: GMB and Labour stalwart". The Independent. Independent News and Media. 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
External links
Media related to Edmondsley at Wikimedia Commons
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